HB1291: relative to damage thresholds for criminal mischief.

HB 1291 - AS INTRODUCED

2018 SESSION

18-2110

04/10

HOUSE BILL 1291

AN ACT relative to damage thresholds for criminal mischief.

SPONSORS: Rep. Shurtleff, Merr. 11

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

ANALYSIS

This bill adjusts the loss thresholds for criminal mischief and requires the actor to make restitution for certain criminal mischief offenses.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

18-2110

04/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen

AN ACT relative to damage thresholds for criminal mischief.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Destruction of Property; Criminal Mischief. Amend RSA 634:2, II(a) to read as follows:

(a) Pecuniary loss in excess of [$1,500] $1,000; or

2 Destruction of Property; Criminal Mischief. Amend RSA 634:2, II-a to read as follows:

II-a. Criminal mischief is a class A misdemeanor if the actor purposely causes or attempts to cause pecuniary loss in excess of $100 and not more than [$1,500] $1,000.

3 New Paragraph; Destruction of Property; Criminal Mischief. Amend RSA 634:2 by inserting after paragraph II-a the following new paragraph:

II-b. Any person who is found guilty of criminal mischief under paragraph II or II-a of this section shall make restitution to the injured party for any damages he or she has caused.

4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.